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The Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has said that the scheme is putting strategies to enable a safe and efficient conduct of its operations ahead of further lifting of restrictions on socio-economic activities in the country. In a statement signed by Director, Press and Public Relations department of the scheme, Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, said the DG disclosed this when he visited the Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu in Abuja. Ibrahim noted that the scheme suspended the 2020 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Orientation Course just one week into the exercise as a proactive measure to avert the spread of COVID-19 to any of the Orientation Camps. He said due to the possibility of further or complete lifting of lockdown, the strategies mapped out by the NYSC Management had taken care of various scenarios, and would be presented to the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 through the NCD...

A former Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State, Dolapo Badmus, has said that officers of the Nigeria Police Force have no business with the mobile devices of Nigerians, adding that officers engaging in such an act are harassing the citizens. " id="primary"> Badmus stated this while speaking at the ongoing Social Media Week 2020 in Lagos on Wednesday. She said, “The menace of officers of NPF stopping residents of Lagos and demanding to search their phones has become increasingly worrisome. She, however, noted that “police officers are only allowed to do so when there is a reason to carry out an investigation”. “I must say this that in Nigeria, the police is still a work-in-progress and we will get it right soonest,” she added.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has just arrived at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, for a meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). His mission is unknown. Jonathan was sighted entering the President's office about 1.45pm. He came shortly after a meeting of the National Security Council presided over by Buhari ended. All heads of security agencies attended the meeting.

       Black Panther is already 2018’s most-anticipated movie and the year just began. The movie, which has gathered a movement, is the first all-black feature cast and director movie and has been embraced by the black community as a big break for the black community. It gets more exciting for Nigerians. Five of the Black Panther casts are Nigerians. Meet the people who represent the giant of Afric a; Sope Aluko Sope Aluko. Photo Credit: Sinemia Remember the black lady in Pitch Perfect 2? Yh, the tomboy, that’s the one. Talk talent and sope takes a spot. The Nigerian-born mother of two speaks four languages including her native language, Yoruba. Asides two degrees in engineering and marketing, she had her drama education at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) and has performed at the National Arts Theatre in Lagos, Nigeria. She has acted in The Good Lie, 96 minutes and Identity Thief. She plays the role of Shaman. Tunde Laleye Tund...

UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN POST UTME SCREENING OF PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES FOR THE 2017/2018 ADMISSION  This is to inform candidates who made the University of Ibadan their institution of first choice and scored 200 and above in the 2017 UTME that the University website will be open on Monday, 04 September, 2017 to Friday, 23 September, 2017 for the submission of their bio-data and SSCE/NECO results online through https://www.admissions.ui.edu.ng.   The deadline for submission of bio-data / O/level results may not be extended. Therefore, any candidate whose bio-data are not submitted within the stipulated time will not be considered for Post-UTME Screening and for admission.  1. PAYMENT INSTRUCTION (a) Candidates are required to log-in to the Admission Portal ( https://www.admissions.ui.edu.ng ) using their Jamb Registration Number as their user name and their surname as their password e.g. 65345521EG OYEKANMI (Surname) Afolabi Mary. The screening fee has been pegged...

After Mtn withdrew their support from the TV show, an international payment operating company Airopay takes up the sponsorship. Its good to see the programme back on Tv .

This is to inform all candidates who have applied for admission into the Federal University of Technology, Minna for 2017/2018 academic session that the University's Pre-Admission Screening (UPASE) will hold at the University Main Campus. Gidan Kwano, Minna.